Me: “Do you guys want to go to the zoo?”
B&S: “YEAH!!!!!!!”
Me: “What animals should we see?”
Bennett: “No gorillas.”
Me: “No gorillas?”
Bennett: “No. Because it’s scary.”
Me: “OK then, no gorillas.”
Sutton: “Daddy, can I see the gorillas?”
Me: “Sure.”
Sutton (hysterical): “NO!!! The gorillas are scary!!!”
Me: “Wait, calm down. No one has to see the gorillas if they don’t want to.”
Bennett: “I want see gorillas!”
Me: “You said you didn’t.”
Bennett: “No. Because it’s scary.”
Me: “But now you want to see them, even though they’re scary?”
Bennett: “Yes.”
Me: “Sure, Bennett. You can see the gorillas.”
Sutton: “Daddy? Daddy? Daddy? When Bennett sees the gorillas, can I see the lizards?”
Me: “The lizards aren’t scary?”
Sutton: “No, they’re nice.”
Me: “Then sure. You can see the lizards.”
Sutton: “OK, but I don’t want to go in them.”
Me: “What do you mean ‘in them’?”
Sutton: “I want to see the lizards, but I don’t want to go inside the lizards.”
Me: “OK, I promise we won’t go inside the lizards.”
Sutton: “OK.”
Me: “What about the gorillas? Do you want to see them?”
Sutton: “Yes.”
[As for going “inside” the lizards, I’m not sure, but I think she was thinking of this iPad game we’ve been playing:]
jerry-mahoney.com 
Too cute!
LOL…”Who’s on First?….Third Base!”
My conversations with my teen son & friends is very similar..minus the innocent emotion…. Most of the time I am met with deafening silence and rolling eyes for an answer….
Let me know if you ever want to host a KID exchange….lol….I would love to return to those days!
Hmm… I’m not sure I’m ready for a sneak preview of what’s ahead. 🙂
My catch phrase when the kids are being wishy-washy or otherwise difficult is “Give me strength!” (said in an over-the-top melodramatic fashion). Sometimes, they can see me getting frustrated and they’ll say it for me before I get the chance.
I’ve had strength for 18 years and my so still can’t make up his mind….LOLOL
that was to read: my SON
love it!
That is TOO cute! Also, Jerry: I’ve offically decided that I’m gay! I haven’t told the object of my affections yet but I’ll try to. I just hope I’m not hurting God…
Congratulations! That’s a big step, and it must feel so good to acknowledge that. Best of luck with what’s ahead.
Thanks! 🙂
That’s really cute (: When I was a kid I said the same about Gorillas. Aren’t they scary?
I agree – what I think is cute is that they’re scared of gorillas, yet at the same time they’re obsessed with them. They’ll decide they want to see them, then change their minds.
Please keep these great stories coming as I love showing them to my eldest boy (14), I think he thinks Sutton is great. He always smiles or laughs when I read them out to him. Which is wonderful because I get more grunts and groans than words normally.
Ha! I love that Sutton has a 14-year-old fan! 🙂